Commodities
PrimaryPalladium, PGE, Ruthenium, Chromium
SecondaryOsmium, Iridium, Platinum, Rhodium
TertiaryNickel, Cobalt, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeMAGMATIC, STRATIFORM, DISSEMINATED
Model2: Bushveld Cr
Deposit sizeN
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1908
Identification
Deposit ID60000960
MRDS IDM046498
Alternate namesUpper Group Chrome Seams
RegionAF
Data scoreD
Coordinates-24.76335, 30.16811
References
NEWMAN, S. C., 1973, PLATINUM, TRANS. MINING AND METALLURGY, V. 82, BULL. NO. 797, SECT. A, P. A52 - A68COUSINS AND KINLOCK, 1976, TEXTURE AND INCLSIONS IN ALLUVIAL PLATINOIDS: ECON. GEOL., V.71, NO.7MINING JOURNAL, 1977, LEBOWA PT PROJECT: MIN. JOUR. V.288, N.7VON GRUENEWALT, 1977, MINERAL RESOURCES BUSHVELD COMPLEX: MINERALS SCI. ENG. V.9, N.2DEYOUNG AND OTHERS, 1984, INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY SUMMARY REPORT-- CHROMITE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-B, 41 P.SUTPHIN AND PAGE, 1986, INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY SUMMARY REPORT-- PLATINUM-GROUP METALS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-E, 34 P.